Category Archives: Faculty

When 9/11 happened, SMU’s Center for Teaching Excellence had just inaugurated the Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor award. Our initial four members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers–Bill Babcock (Theology), James Hopkins (History), Joe Kobylka (Political Science), and Ellen Pryor (Law)–had … Continue reading →

Editorial printed in The Dallas Morning News by Nancy Cain Marcus September 4, 2002 This time last year I had just moved to New York to serve as a United States Public Delegate to the United Nations. My first day … Continue reading →

The horror of 9/11 brought Muslim and Christian women of deep faith to the realization that while our respective faiths taught us to love our neighbors, we did not even know each other across the faiths! Therefore, on November of … Continue reading →

The pictures. We watched it all unfold. As a professor who studies communication, I wondered who set this up. The first images of Tower I in flames was frightening, but we all wondered if the pilot had a heart attack … Continue reading →

My recollections of 9/11 begin with my short drive to work. I was the news director of KERA 90.1 at the time and as was my habit, I began my day listening to KERA and NPR on the radio as … Continue reading →

September 11 holds a pile of bittersweet memories for me. First, it is my wedding anniversary and we celebrate 29 years this year. So that’s a very happy memory. But second it represents the first time I felt the feelings … Continue reading →